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FactCheck Q&A: everything you need to know about drones
It’s been called the biggest open secret in US foreign policy.
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones to hit militants in Pakistan and Yemen has been widely reported for years, but the American authorities have generally refused to comment – until now.
Drone strikes against targets outside warzones like Afghanistan have claimed thousands of lives since 2002 and led to accusations that the US is acting illegally.
Now President Barack Obama has announced he’s rewriting the rules of engagement. (more…)
Tough on tax, but is it all talk? FactCheck
The government’s promising it’s cracking down on tax avoiders. Are their claims avoidance or evasion? FactCheck finds out.
FactCheck: the cost of heterosexual civil partnerships
Extending the right to a civil partnership could to straight couples could cost the state up to £4bn, according to countless headlines. FactCheck isn’t convinced.
FactCheck: Hunt for the truth on the A&E ‘crisis’
Can accident and emergency departments really be hitting their targets if the system is in danger of meltdown? FactCheck finds out.
FactCheck Q&A: police killers and life time sentences
After the home secretary announces plans to ensure people convicted of killing police officers get life for life, FactCheck digs in to the announcement.
FactCheck: Why did Huhne and Pryce get out early?
It was widely reported today that Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce had been given time off “for good behaviour”. But there is no such thing, as FactCheck finds out…
FactCheck: IDS finally rapped by statistics watchdog
The chairman of the UK Statistics Authority backs our Fiction verdict on Iain Duncan Smith’s benefit cap claims.
FactCheck: Is Nigel Lawson right about quitting the EU?
A big intervention from one of the former heavyweights of the Thatcher era. But is Nigel Lawson right that EU membership is a burden for UK businesses?
Ifs and butts of the fag packet argument – FactCheck
First we hear the government wants to ban branded fag packets, then we hear they don’t. FactCheck does some ashen-faced digging.
FactCheck: can Scotland avoid paying UK debt?
It’s a simple threat from the SNP: if an independent Scotland can’t keep the UK’s currency, it doesn’t have to take on the country’s debts. But is there any legal
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